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A. s. HALLIWDI'E.

(No Model.)

BALE TIE.

No. 858,608; Patented Mar. 1, 1887.

N. PLTERS, Phnlcrullwgnpher, Wnshinglon, D4 c.

NIIED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDRIEIV S. HALLIDIE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

BALE-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 358,608, dated March 1, 1887.

Application filed September 18, 1886. Serial No. 213,956. (No model.)

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ANDREW S. HALLIDIE, of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, hat e invented an Improvement in Bale-Ties; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same. Y

My invention relates to a device for securing bales or bundles; and it consists of a wirehaving a loop formed at one end and having the other end folded upon itself, beingtwisted and provided with ahook, which passes around the twisted part of the tie after being passed through the loop of the opposite end.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a more complete explanation of my invention, Figure 1 shows the tie with the loop formed in one end, the opposite end twisted, and having the hook formed upon it. Fig. 2 shows the twisted end passed through the loop ofthe opposite end and the hook placed around the wire so as to retain it in place.

A is the wire of which the bale-tie is formed, having a loop formed in one end, either by bending the wire back and twisting it about itself, so as to form an eye or bight, B, or by othersuitable means. The opposite end of the wire is folded back upon itself and twis' ed into a spiral or rope-like form for a considerable distance from the end, as shown at O, the length of the wire having been determined by the class of bundles or packages it is to be applied to. The length ofthe tie is also adjustable by thelength of the twisted hooked end. In the bight or double end I form a hook, D, which is bent to one side and in a plane transverse to the end of the wire, as shown in Fig. 1. When this device is placed around a bundle, the hooked endD is passed through the loop or eye B of the opposite end from be neath, and after being drawn through as far as possible it is folded back over the top and the hook 'D is passed beneath the wire or twisted portion 0, so that it clasps it loosely, as shown in Fig. 2, the wire resting upon the book which lies between it and the bale or bundle which it secures, and the hook is prevented from unclasping or coming out by the pressure on it of the article baled. By twisting this end of the wire into a spiral form, as shown at C, it forms a sort of lock Where it is bent through the eye or loop B, which assists to prevent it from slipping and pulling out by reason of the strain which may'come upon it when the bundle has been released after tying. Another advantage arises from thus twisting the wire, as at O, inasmuch as a number of notches or depressions are formed along the length of the twisted portion, which serve: to

lock the hook in place, as well as the bight of the wire, and the tie may be adjusted to bring any of the several notches or depressions into engagement with the hook and loop to suit different sizes of bales. This effectually holds the tie in place, and at the same time makes it easy to manufacture and put on or remove.

I am aware that a bale-tie has heretofore been constructed of wire having at one end a loop or eye and at the opposite end a doubled or folded plain portion adapted to engage with said loop, and I do not claim this construction, broadly.

What I do claim is A bale-tie consisting of a wire having a loop or eye formed at one end, the opposite end being doubled and twisted at the point of engagement with the loop, whereby slipping is prevented at this point, and a laterally-bent hook formed upon the extreme end, adapted also to engage with the twisted wire, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ANDREW S. I-IALLIDIE.

Vitnesses:

S. H. N OURSE, H. 0. LEE. 

